Prince of the Pagodas, The
Prince of the Pagodas, The. Ballet in 3 acts by Britten, Op.57, choreog. John Cranko, comp. 1956, f.p. CG 1957. ‘Pas de six’, Op.57a, pubd. separately, for orch. (1957). Inspired by a visit to the Far East. Britten cut the score for CG and for his recording. The complete score has been recorded by Oliver Knussen. Orch. suite, Prelude and Dances from The Prince of the Pagodas, arr. N. Del Mar, f.p. 1963; orch. suite (approved by Britten), arr. M. Lankester, f.p. 1979. Another suite has been compiled by A. Previn. New choreog. MacMillan 1985.
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